Handicapping the AI Agent Race, Data Center Pollution Rules, and Meta’s $16.7B Settlement
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A look at whether the AI agent race is measuring the right progress, the EPA’s rollback of public notice rules for data center air pollution permits, and Meta’s landmark settlement of up to $16.7 billion over its handling of teen users — plus the platform changes coming to Instagram and Facebook.
Panel: Alan Shimel, with Andi Mann, Teri Robinson, Elizabeth Safran, JP Morgenthal, and Camberley Bates.
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